Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13281 Rubiaceae 
Porterandia cf. anisophylloides S. Moore 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; riverine flats 
along Wara Pao, near Yai Village, colls, centered on 
7° 57’ 14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural growth alluvial 
forest; elev. ca. 150 m. 
collection sequence 13267-13296; small shrub 2 m 
tall; leaves herbaceous, sub-bullate, adaxially very 
dark green, abaxially medium green; fruits globose, 
smooth, shiny green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13281 
date: June 11, 1999 
det.: WT, March 2001 
